Scientists design peptide 'switch' that keeps Parkinson's protein in its healthy form

Scientists design peptide 'switch' that keeps Parkinson's protein in its healthy form

Researchers at the University of Bath, in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford and Bristol, have developed a molecule that prevents the clumping and build-up of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease and related dementias. The team has successfully demonstrated it works in an animal model of Parkinson's and hopes that in the future this could lead to a treatment that slows the progression of the disease.